Av8er

{{Short description|British aircraft manufacturer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}

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| name = Av8er Limited

| logo = Av8er Limited Logo.png

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| type = Privately held company

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| foundation = 1996

| founder = Paul Taylor

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| hq_location_city = Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire

| hq_location_country = United Kingdom

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| industry = Aerospace, Information Technology

| products = Paramotors, data centre servers and products

| services = IT services

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| num_employees = 4{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.av8er.com/}}

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Av8er Limited ({{langx|en|Aviator Limited}}) was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire and founded by Paul Taylor. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles and European rules.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003–04, page 64. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

The company was founded in 1996. The company continues as an information technology firm, supplying data centre services, related equipment and aerial photography services using UAVs, computer servers, media platforms, instructional videos and off-road vehicle engines and parts.{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.av8er.freeserve.co.uk/ |title=Av8er |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |accessdate=8 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=http://www.av8er.com/index.html|title=Home|author=AV8ER Limited|work=av8er.com|accessdate=4 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.av8er.com/productsand%20services.html|title=Products and services|author=AV8ER Limited|work=av8er.com|accessdate=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117202318/http://av8er.com/productsand%20services.html|archive-date=17 January 2016}}

In the aircraft production years Av8er manufactured a range of paramotors noted for their lightness and attention to detail, in particular balancing and vibration isolating features. The models included the Explorer, Orbiter, Observer and Titan.{{cite web|url=http://www.av8er.freeserve.co.uk/param.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506053019/http://www.av8er.freeserve.co.uk/param.html|title=Paramotors|archivedate=6 May 2010|work=freeserve.co.uk|accessdate=8 October 2015}}

Aircraft

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Av8er Limited
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! Model name

! First flight

! Number built

! Type

align=left| Av8er Explorer

|align=center| mid-2000s

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|align=left| Paramotor

align=left| Av8er Observer Light

|align=center| mid-2000s

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|align=left| Paramotor

align=left| Av8er Orbiter

|align=center| mid-2000s

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|align=left| Paramotor

align=left| Av8er Titan

|align=center| 2006

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|align=left| Paramotor

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